DH Review: GMC AVC-S7 Case

***craig5320*** · Mar 24, 2008, 11:59 AM

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GMC is a Korean based company who focus almost entirely on the design and production of HTPC cases. We had a look at several of their products in the past, each of them designed with a different purpose in mind. Today we will take a look at their latest HTPC case, the AVC-S7. The AVC-S7 is an elegant but very short case which is designed to match DVD players and other home theater equipment. Let us see if such a short case can be practical for housing modern home theater systems.

Lowfat · Mar 24, 2008, 03:04 PM

not using full sized optical drive ftl.

niceguyrichy · Mar 25, 2008, 02:02 AM

great review as ever Grace.
real nice looking little case as well, although it would just p*ss me off to have to go buy a dvd burner seperately

big boo boo imo

IvanV · Mar 25, 2008, 09:09 AM

Yes, a very nice review.

What can I say, it's a good product, but has a few minor yet quite irritating omissions that may eventually leave one screaming for a rev. 2, such as bad reset switch placement, poor display readability in strong light, sluggish software and no DVD burning capability.

The last one and the inability to install a discrete graphics card prevent this from becoming a full featured home entertainment system and limit it to strict home theatre use. That was probably the manufacturer's idea, but an HTPC should be able to do more than a DVR, not less, so the fact that one has to either replace the built in drive or have another computer just to be able to burn a disc is unforgivable, especially since this is not a cheap case. It was probably the manufacturer's idea that this would not be the only PC in a household, but I have a bunch of non-technical friends this case would be perfect for and sathisfy all their needs, except that all of them burn a disc once in awhile, so it was a very dumb cost cutting decision.

Mar 24, 2008, 11:59 AM	#1
*craig5320* DH Administrator Join Date: May 2002 Location: Manchester, UK Posts: 5,338 Rep Power: 278 System Specs	DH Review: GMC AVC-S7 Case Read The Review Here _________________ GMC is a Korean based company who focus almost entirely on the design and production of HTPC cases. We had a look at several of their products in the past, each of them designed with a different purpose in mind. Today we will take a look at their latest HTPC case, the AVC-S7. The AVC-S7 is an elegant but very short case which is designed to match DVD players and other home theater equipment. Let us see if such a short case can be practical for housing modern home theater systems. __________________

Mar 24, 2008, 03:04 PM	#2
Lowfat Xtreme Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Grande Prairie, AB, Can Posts: 3,932 Rep Power: 57	not using full sized optical drive ftl. __________________ i7 920 @ 4.2GHz * EX58-UD5 * 6GB @ 1600MHz * (2) XFX HD4890 * (4) X25-M RAID0 * Enermax Revo 85+ 1050W * Silverstone FT01BW Q8200 @ 3GHz * P5Q Pro* 4GB @ 878MHz * 9500GT * Auzen Prelude * 30GB Vertex * 11.5TB * Seasonic 420 M12-II * Silverstone LC17B * LG GGC-H20L

Mar 25, 2008, 02:02 AM	#3
niceguyrichy never enough coffee .. Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: eu Posts: 4,674 Rep Power: 82	great review as ever Grace. real nice looking little case as well, although it would just p*ss me off to have to go buy a dvd burner seperately big boo boo imo __________________

Mar 25, 2008, 09:09 AM	#4
IvanV DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 3,078 Rep Power: 63 System Specs	Yes, a very nice review. What can I say, it's a good product, but has a few minor yet quite irritating omissions that may eventually leave one screaming for a rev. 2, such as bad reset switch placement, poor display readability in strong light, sluggish software and no DVD burning capability. The last one and the inability to install a discrete graphics card prevent this from becoming a full featured home entertainment system and limit it to strict home theatre use. That was probably the manufacturer's idea, but an HTPC should be able to do more than a DVR, not less, so the fact that one has to either replace the built in drive or have another computer just to be able to burn a disc is unforgivable, especially since this is not a cheap case. It was probably the manufacturer's idea that this would not be the only PC in a household, but I have a bunch of non-technical friends this case would be perfect for and sathisfy all their needs, except that all of them burn a disc once in awhile, so it was a very dumb cost cutting decision. __________________ Feed the porkers and don't touch the buttons!

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